2768. Can't see the wood for the trees? That could be the problem here! 亥 几 東 莫 甘

亥  i, gai - Zodiac sign

几  The "Kinyou" radical - table

東  TOU, higashi - east

莫  BO, MO, nakare, sabi(shii) - dusk, negative

甘  KAN, ama(i), ama(eru), ama(yakasu) - sweet, indulgent, coax, optimistic

Adding a tree (木 MOKU, BOKU, ki - tree) to these characters lets them branch out in a new direction!  

核  KAKU - core, nucleus

机  KI, tsukue - desk

棟  TOU, mune, muna - ridge of a roof

模  MO, BO - copy, imitate, model

某  BOU - a certain, unnamed